Ruthless Saints leave insipid Leicester in desperate relegation fight
(The Guardian Sports News)

o Leicester 15-29 Northamptono Return of six England internationals fails to rouse TigersIf there was any doubt as to whether Leicester are involved in the Premiership´s relegation battle, it can now be said with some certainty that they are fighting for their lives. Take nothing away from Northampton, who ruthlessly romped to a second consecutive away win in the east Midlands derby with Cobus Reinach and Dan Biggar commanding, but it is hard to remember a more insipid performance from the Tigers against their bitter rivals.They are 10th in the Premiership table, and will stay there come what may in the rest of the weekend´s fixtures, but they will be anxiously awaiting the results considering they could wake on Sunday just four points from the foot of the table. `We want to be competing at the top end of the league but we are right down at the bottom and in the mire,` said the Leicester head coach, Geordan Murphy. `It´s going to be tight.` Continue reading...